Marathi and Cantonese Speaking countries
Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
Hong Kong, Macau
  
National Language
India
  
China, Guangdong
  
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
  
Hawaii
  
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
  
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
  
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  
Similar To
Konkani Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Marathi and Cantonese as Minority Language
In Marathi and Cantonese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Marathi and Cantonese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Marathi as minority language: Israel, Mauritius.
- Cantonese as minority language: Hawaii.
If you want to compare Marathi and Cantonese dialects, then you can go to Marathi vs Cantonese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Marathi and Cantonese Regulators
Marathi and Cantonese speaking countries provide you Marathi and Cantonese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad regulates Marathi language.Cantonese is regulated by Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division. Also get to learn, Marathi and Cantonese Language History.
Marathi and Cantonese Continents
Thinking about Marathi and Cantonese continents in which Marathi and Cantonese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Marathi and Cantonese. Most of the Marathi speaking countries lie in Asia. While Cantonese speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Marathi and Cantonese languages:
Marathi Interesting Facts:
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
Cantonese Interesting Facts:
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
The Marathi language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Konkani Language whereas Marathi language is similar to Chinese Language and derived from Not Available.